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Jimmy’s Notes on ‘Episode 63: King Kong vs. Godzilla | Godzilla Redux | Ft. AlyssaGojiGeek’

Published January 11, 2023

Now I’m only ten episodes or so behind! Ha!

I wondered if having Alyssa Charpentier on episode 63 was a good idea, but Nate insisted he had to have her on. I wasn’t going to argue with having a Navy woman on the show (I worked extensively with naval aviators while in the Air Force back in the day), which Nate took as filtration. Given that she’s also a writer and a nerd, I told him I could say the same about him. But we behaved ourselves, and despite Goji-kun and Bro Kong mucking around with the equipment during that broadcast, the episode turned out well. I only took a few notes.

  • I can handle Alyssa…although, she is a short girl. You have to watch out for those.
  • Oh, man. The beeps. So. Many! Freakin’ mascot gremlins!
  • I prefer Nick Adams as my spirit animal. This is a well-established fact on the show.
  • Noh theater does not use puppets; it uses dance and minimal props. Bunraku uses puppets.
  • It wasn’t the satellite from Battle in Outer Space but the Mysterian Space Station that was passed off as the U.N. satellite in the U.S. version. It’s an easy mistake to make, Nate, because the former is a pseudo-sequel to the latter.
  • Alyssa is a “fangirl,” Nate! Get the terminology right! She may be a tomboy, but she’s still a woman!
  • Episode 13 was The Three Treasures, Nate.
  • I’m not wounded by her not seeing 20 Million Miles to Earth. Ego? Bah! Even if I had one, it wouldn’t compare to Michael Hamilton’s! 😛

Here are Nate’s notes…which is recycled from his past podcast life. No judgment here, though.

MIFV63-NotesDownload

Let’s see if I can crank out a few more this week if not today!

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Episode 63: ‘King Kong vs. Godzilla’ | Godzilla Redux | Ft. AlyssaGojiGeek

Published June 7, 2022

Hello, kaiju lovers! Godzilla Redux continues! Nate is joined by YouTuber/author/musician/Navy sailor Alyssa Charpentier (aka AlyssaGojiGeek) for a film from his previous podcast life: King Kong vs. Godzilla. While, yes, Nate discussed a pair of related unmade films with John LeMay, today he and Alyssa compare and contrast the original Japanese version and the re-edited U.S. cut. The latter softens the satirical tone of the original and adds pointless scenes with two boring white guys who use a children’s dinosaur book to prove Godzilla is a dumb brute and Kong “is a thinking animal.” This leads to some talk about the subpar Criterion Collection box set—the only way to legally watch the Japanese cut in America—and how the Japanese economic miracle influenced the film. Even Alyssa never learned this stuff in school!

Before the broadcast, Nate meets with Mr. Gold and his assistant, Ms. Kawaii. They try to sweet talk him with the gift of hot chocolate and promises of advancement. Nate feigns gratitude and endures accusations of brown-nosing from Jimmy. Afterward, Nate researches late into the night at the Sekizawa Library, where he tries—and fails—to accost the AWOL EDF Mutant Ozaki. Ozaki tells Nate about the shady operations he’s been investigating the last few weeks.

The prologue, “Secret Business, Part 1” was written by Michael Hamilton and Nathan Marchand. The epilogue, “Secret Business, Part 2,” was written by Nathan Marchand.

Check out Alyssa’s YouTube channels: AlyssaGojiGeek (https://www.youtube.com/c/AlyssaGojiGeek101) and Alyssa Charpentier (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDiBPlvC3ruGkrrjUvbSKmg).

Special thanks to J.P. Gant for helping to edit this episode! Follow him on Twitter: @Homebrewed_SD (https://tinyurl.com/2jpc36r5).

Guest stars:

Additional music:

  • “This Cowboy’s Hat” (instrumental) by Chris LeDoux
  • “Godzilla Vs. King Kong – The Island Natives (FANMADE COVER)” by AlyssaGojiGeek
  • “Chant My Name!” by Masaaki Endo
  • “Final Wars Ending Theme | Piano Tutorial” by Patrick Ledwig

Sound effects sourced from Freesound.org.

Check out Nathan’s spinoff podcasts, The Henshin Men and The Power Trip.

We’d like to give a shout-out to our MIFV MAX patrons Travis Alexander and Michael Hamilton (co-hosts of Kaiju Weekly); Danny DiManna (author/creator of the Godzilla Novelization Project); Eli Harris (elizilla13); Chris Cooke (host of One Cross Radio); Bex from Redeemed Otaku; Damon Noyes, The Cel Cast, TofuFury, Eric Anderson of Nerd Chapel, and Ted Williams! Thanks for your support!

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This episode is approved by Cameron Winter and the Monster Island Board of Directors.

Timestamps:

  • Prologue: 0:00-3:49
  • Intro: 3:49-9:31
  • Main Discussion: 9:31-1:44:18
  • Housekeeping & Outro: 1:44:18-1:54:07
  • Epilogue: 1:54:07-end

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Bibliography/Further Reading:

  • Barr, Jason. The Kaiju Film: A Critical Study of Cinema’s Biggest Monsters.
  • Bogue, Mike. Apocalypse Then: American and Japanese Atomic Cinema, 1951-1967. McFarland & Company. 2017.
  • Brothers, Peter H. Mushroom Clouds and Mushroom Men: The Fantastic Cinema of Ishiro Honda.
  • Galbraith, Stuart IV. Japanese Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films: A Critical Analysis and Filmography of 103 Features Released in the United States 1950-1992.
  • “Japanese economic miracle.” Wikipedia. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_economic_miracle)
  • Kaijuvision Radio – Episode 8: King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962) (The Japanese Economic Miracle (The Golden 60s), MITI) (https://youtu.be/BtOw8CkO0jU)
  • Kalat, David. A Critical History and Filmography of Toho’s Godzilla Series, 2nd Edition.
  • LeMay, John. The Big Book of Japanese Giant Monster Movies Volume 1: 1954-1982.
  • LeMay, John. The Big Book of Japanese Giant Monster Movies: The Lost Films (Mutated Edition).
  • LeMay, John. Writing Giant Monsters.
  • Monster Island Film Vault, The. “Episode 5: John LeMay Presents ‘King Kong vs. Frankenstein’ & ‘Continuation: King Kong vs. Godzilla’.” (https://tinyurl.com/MIFV-S1E5)
  • Morton, Ray. King Kong: The History of a Movie Icon, from Fay Wray to Peter Jackson. Applause Theatre & Cinema Books. New York. 2005.
  • Ryfle, Steve, and Ed Godziszewski. Ishiro Honda: A Life in Film, from Godzilla to Kurosawa.

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